YS Jagan Promises Pension To all Poor women At 45

30 Dec 2017 5:44 PM

YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reiterated that he will introduce new pension scheme providing Rs 2,000 every month to all women at 45 year age from BC, SC, ST and Minority communities. The age limit has been reduced to 45 from the present 55 to rescue the poor from financial problems.

Participating in Praja Sankalpa Yatra which entered Chittoor district on Thursday, the YSR Congress chief said that he took the decision to extend the pension facility to women at early age after moved by the plights of women from the weavers community in Dharmavaram during his yatra.

A disabled women Ramanamma brought to YS Jagan's notice that government is giving only Rs 1,000 pension per month whereas the government promised Rs 1,500. The YSR Congress leader assured his party will fight on the injustice meted out to the women in disbursing the pension amount. He also said that fee reimbursement scheme will be implemented in a true spirit and all medical treatment above Rs 1,000 will covered under Arogya Sri programme.